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Who was first to open in the east this year?

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TheButterHashira
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was it sugar mountain or did somone else open up for like a day?

Nov 7 2007 6:23PM
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KravtZ
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sunday river
Nov 7 2007 6:27PM
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HeathR
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that was only for a day though.
Nov 7 2007 6:29PM
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TheButterHashira
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So basically your saying that Sugar mountain in North Carolina is the first to open and STAY open.
Nov 7 2007 6:30PM
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comeatmebro
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places are open in the east? shit. come on PA get snow!!
Nov 7 2007 6:35PM
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papasteeze
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Big Boulder PA is blowing right now on Freedom Park. They got upwards of 40 guns and are trying to open for this weekend.  If they do open, expect that it will be for park only!   stay tuned.
Nov 7 2007 10:16PM
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scofield
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mt snow maybe
Nov 7 2007 10:20PM
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East.
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Sunday River opened for halloween and is continuing from the 9th (friday) till the rest of the season.
Nov 7 2007 10:54PM
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papasteeze
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Nov 8 2007 4:48AM
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t_walker
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^ that looks rediculously flat. sunday river was open on haloween and opens for the season tomorrow.
Nov 8 2007 8:41AM
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papasteeze
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Is SR going to have a park open tomorrow?  Post pics if it does.

That pic is of the little park, Freedom. It is 1 of 3or4 parks at Boulder (not sure of how many this year)  plenty of speed for jibs of every type,  usually a couple of small 10-20 jumps,  log stalls, rails - nothing too technical during midseason on that slope.  Our baby park is often better than neighboring expert parks.   it is actually one of the most popular parks to hang out in because of the chill factor.  It has its own lift too..

Nov 8 2007 8:50AM
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Coalescent
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^ agreed

Nov 8 2007 8:56AM
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PASKIINGSUCKS
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Alright papasteeze you've sold me, I'll go to BB a couple times this year I guess.
Nov 8 2007 9:03AM
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papasteeze
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hahahahah    I  know, I get too excited about this little hidden jem and tend to overhype,  but hey, its not hype, it is a fact that they had more park for a longer time than all the big guys up North. 

There are a couple others open down in North Carolina like Sugar http://www.skisugar.com/press/releases/?id=8

and Cataloochee  http://www.cataloochee.com/report.html

But they don't count cause they don't have parks open yet. :o)
Nov 8 2007 10:50AM
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DaLiNeRiDEr21
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i have to say BB has been stepping it up ....ever year they are making one more step to become one of the best PA mountains

Blue mountain needs to step there game up and make some better improvements  
Nov 8 2007 11:02AM
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papasteeze
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YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!


The wait is over.    10am to 10pm  Saturday the 10th - Big Boulder Park Opens!!!!!!!!!!!!!

First on the east Coast.  right?
Nov 8 2007 11:32AM
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yeahitsdave
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ive never been a big boulder fan, but still, amazing, here i was going to drive to sunday river because im that desperate

Nov 8 2007 11:47AM
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SteveDorsey
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pa parks. so hot right now. its gonna be a good year. boulder is open already. sno seems to be keeping planet in business with all of the shit they buy from there. bear has the old tubing area for parks. and blue is putting construction equipment in their parks. money
Nov 8 2007 11:55AM
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*cowboy*
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BB is a MECCA for park and pipe riding on the east. Why do you think all of the big name snowboard companies have been coming out to BB last year and this year... (Tech Nine, Special Blend, Rome, etc). BB is throwing down sooo hard in the park scene. They are smoking everybody in the region. (And arguably throwing down harder than most of the mountains on the East Coast...) I'd liken them to the sickness that is Appalachian Mountain in NC.
Nov 8 2007 11:59AM
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papasteeze
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Reminder everyone.. The opening is weather permitting, it looks like rain is on the way.  



Temps were 20.2 at Boulder last night, so it appears that everyone who turned on the AC and opened thier freezer doors helped make it happen. Keep thinking cold, tonight looks good and maybe if we all think snow.... that the impending forecast.... will be an all snow event!!!!

Boulders topography is certainly conducive to a little geographic micro climate.


THINK SNOW!
Nov 8 2007 1:38PM
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East.
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Sunday River actually opened today, I'm sure it has some jibs set up. I'll be up there Fri-Mon.
Nov 8 2007 3:19PM
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TerminatorX
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sugarloaf opened 1700 vertical feet.
Nov 8 2007 3:48PM
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TerminatorX
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pic taken yesterdy
Nov 8 2007 3:50PM
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TheButterHashira
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Cat has some rails set up definitley but not full park, and sugars park sucks really bad.

Nov 8 2007 3:56PM
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t_rob
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i went up to sunday ri er ver after school today. it was very slowmanmade and i almost tripped over myself a couple times. in their "park" it was just 2 mini jibs, a single barrle and a li' flat down but the pulled those out after i left, maybe some bigger stuff with go in tonight?
Nov 8 2007 4:16PM
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TerminatorX
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im assuming you have a sr pass, but when you got your pass, did you need an adult signature any where?
Nov 8 2007 4:52PM
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t_rob
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yeah i have the srr/ sugarloaf high school badass  pass i bought it online and when i went down to pic it up i didn't hae the waver but they said that they would have given me a free liftticket but i caleed my dad and had him fax the waiver.
and i take it your looking for this.. http://www.sundayriver.com/0708seasonpasswaiver.pdf
Nov 8 2007 5:22PM
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Charley.
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mont-sainte-anne is opening next week, cant wait!
Nov 8 2007 5:25PM
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TerminatorX
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ya thanks. i needed that.
Nov 8 2007 5:26PM
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midwestfreeski3
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How did that storm up in maine end up... I thought they were supposed to get like 7 in or something
Nov 8 2007 5:27PM
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Boodje.
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BOULDER BOULDER BOULDER.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Nov 8 2007 5:28PM
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TerminatorX
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sunday river didnt get any snow, but sugarloag got 3-5
Nov 8 2007 6:00PM
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Rocceral
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the storm in maine sucked..it rained a ton and flooded where i live but im not sure if the storm made it into the mountains.  hopefully it did but im not sure
Nov 8 2007 6:02PM
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midwestfreeski3
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yea it looked like a pretty isolated storm

Nov 8 2007 6:16PM
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constpapa
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Mont Saint Sauveur opened on the 9th...for the reast of the season
Nov 10 2007 5:44PM
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doublexl
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im out west and we have no snow. backasswardz.
Nov 10 2007 6:07PM
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Tucks
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yea I skied at sunday River today and they had 5 trails and three jibs and a small jump. The snow was pretty good and there were all sorts of natural jumps. It was pretty epic 
Nov 10 2007 7:02PM
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comeatmebro
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big boulder is like far east, right? im southwest, and we pretty much got nothing right now. we got  a few flurries the other day but its supposed to warm up a couple days here so 7 springs isn't blowing yet...
Nov 10 2007 7:10PM
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